Salawati language explained

Salawati
Also Known As:	Maden
States:	Indonesia
Region:	Salawati Island
Speakers:	600
Date:	2001
Ref:	e18
Familycolor:	Austronesian
Fam2:	Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:	Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Fam4:	Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Fam5:	South Halmahera–West New Guinea
Fam6:	Halmahera Sea
Iso3:	xmx
Glotto:	made1253
Glottorefname:	Salawati

Salawati is an Austronesian language spoken on the west of Salawati Island, in the Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesian New Guinea.

Dialects

The dialects of Salawati are as follows:^[1]

• Butlih (Butleh, Butlis, Banlol) used in^[2]
  • Salawati Tengah District (Raja Ampat): Kampung Wailen, Kampung Sakabu, Kampung Kalobo
• Kawit (Esaro, Saorof), used in^[3]
  • Salawati Tengah District (Sorong): Kampung Duriankari, Kampung Maralol
  • Salawati Tengah (Raja Ampat): Kampung Kalobo
• Tepin (Tipin, Metli), used in^[4]
  • Salawati Barat District: Kampung Solol, Kampung Kaliam,
  • Salawati Utara District: Kampung Kapatlap
  • Salawati Tengah District (Raja Ampat): Kampung Kalobo, Kampung Waijan
• Rajau (Rajao), used in^[2]
  • Salawati Utara District: Kampung Mucu (included in Samate)
• Fiawat (Fiat, Fyawat) used to be a village name now used in^[2]
  • Salawati Utara District: Kampung Mucu (included in Samate)
• Waili (Wailil, Wail, Waliam) used in^[5]
  • Salawati Tengah District (Sorong): Kampung Waliam, Kampung Sakapul

Notes and References

1. Kamholz, David (2014). Austronesians in Papua: Diversification and change in South Halmahera–West New Guinea. Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Berkeley. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8zg8b1vd
2. Arnold. Laura. 2020. Four undocumented languages of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Language Documentation and Description. 17. 2024-10-29.
3. Web site: Esaro (Kawit) . Peta Bahasa . id . 2024-05-25.
4. Web site: Tepin . Peta Bahasa . id . 2024-05-25.
5. Web site: Waliam . Peta Bahasa . id . 2024-05-25.